Monday, January 23, 2006

Emily

Clearly,
the Poet was
______________blurring the lines
______________blending the lies
between what she means and
__________________what she can
________say
say. what did you say
I can’t seem to
________didn’t you
have it your way
____then-
her words in
________your mouth on
______your lips in
____your ear
will speak
_________fraudulent truths
______________-that word there, this pause here-
till her voices and
_____verses and
_________dis-
___________joint-
______________-ed lines
____are a shrine built to
all that you
____wanted to
____Here.

2 Comments:

Blogger valerie salerie said...

congrats on writing a name-titled poem Erin! (Emily? pourquoi?)

i like the "awkward pause" that you took out from before, but the fragmented build-up at the end is still my favourite :)

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10:06 PM  
Blogger Erin said...

Emily for Emily Dickinson. This poem is dedicated to her.

5:00 PM  

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